1-6....Need I say more. Sure they have had the lead in 5 out of the 6 games, and yea the bullpen did blow them all. Still we have one of the best lineups in all of baseball, and when Garcia and Lieber finally come back hopefully we will be able to use one of those guys as a relief pitcher. This is a team to beat, not a team to beaten upon. This is nothing new, the past 3 out of 4 seasons they had to dig themselves out of a huge April defiect. Hopefully with the Utley and Howard finally get back into their groove, and the starting pitchers getting back and ready. The fightin Phils will be back to their normal status.
Interesting side notes:
They are 1-6 for the second straight season...yep they did this last year too.
Howard has become only the second player to homer in 5 straight games vs the Mets, only other person to do accomplish such a feat is Hank Aaron.
Bullpen is 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA
Team batting average is .248
Phillies have the 9th highest payroll at $89,368,000 with a 3 way tie for last place in the whole league .
2 out of the 4 highest paid players haven't played yet.
Adam Eaton and Tom Gordon are 5th and 6th highest paid. Good thing because they have earned it.
Then there is Abraham Nunez making a whopping 2 million after a year floating around the Mendoza line, meanwhile Ryan Howard who led the team in every aspect is making $955,000
Let's go Phillies
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